Regardless of the conspiracy theories being promulgated about secret cabals controlling the outcomes in Ohio and Florida, there are actual elections stories that are still unfolding.

Still no governor in Washington State with Democrat Gregorie taking a 120 vote lead over Republican Rossi, with . David Goldstein and Sound Politics provide local left and right coverage of the vote count drama.

Utah County (in Utah) "lost" 33,000" votes. You didn't hear much about this becasue a) The votes were mostly for the party that won, b) the votes were found, c) the change in vote totals didn't affect the results, d) things like this happen in elections and are usually dealt with outside of the national spotlight, e) all of the above.

- Theres another one raging out here in San Diego, normally a bastion of Conservatism. Seems we kind of did it to ourselves this time in a sort of "Your worst Nader nightmare". Two Republicans spent so much time fighting each other for the Mayors slot a liberterian write-in ended up garnering just a tad more votes than the next highest candidate. The shocked GOP people immediately started attacking her right to be on the ballot since the city charter and the voting rules inacted by the city commission are in direct opposition to each other, one allowing write-ins and the other not. The explaination is that for 15 years no one got around to making the two documents agree...

- At the Moment Ms Frye, the write in, is slightly ahead and a judge yesterday, from outside the county, since every judge in the area reclused themselves, ruled that the squawks were filed too late and the vote tally will resume and the results will stand. Its very close so its not actually clear she will win, but it doesn't look good for the Repubs. Pains me to say it but there are times when both sides play dirty pool. I was very much opposed to them trying to strike her name off the ballot, just as I thought the Dem's raking Nader over the coals was really rotten form. She wasn't my choice certainly, but anyone who meets the criterea as a citizen should be allowed to run...